短途

duǎntú

noun #25,745

Meanings

1 short distance
2 short trip
3 short haul

Characters

road, journey, way

Examples

这是一次短途旅行，只需要三个小时。

Zhè shì yī cì duǎntú lǚxíng, zhǐ xūyào sān gè xiǎoshí.

This is a short trip; it only takes three hours.

短途飞行比长途飞行舒适得多。

Duǎntú fēixíng bǐ chángtú fēixíng shūshì de duō.

Short-haul flights are much more comfortable than long-haul ones.

Tips

memory

短 means 'short' and 途 means 'road' or 'journey.' So 短途 is literally a 'short road' — a brief journey. Its antonym is 长途 (chángtú), long-distance.

Stroke Order

短 duǎn

途 tú